Sliders tumble to 2-11 with loss at Quincy

QUINCY – Quincy catcher Adam McGinnis belted two home runs and winning pitcher Jake Busiek threw six plus innings as the Gems defeated the Springfield Sliders 8-2 in a Prospect League game Friday.

Springfield managed just six hits and dropped to 2-11 in the Western Division. McGinnis finished with four hits and drove in five runs. He had a solo homer in the bottom of the third inning and a three-run homer in Quincy’s four-run fourth that led to the departure of Sliders starter and losing pitcher Jose Marin. He gave up seven earned runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks in four innings. McGinnis, who plays for Western Illinois University, added a run-scoring single in the seventh that scored Brett Peel. Quincy first baseman Chris Tschida gave the Gems a 2-0 lead when he cracked a two-run homer off Marin in the second.

Busiek allowed four hits and one earned run while striking out four and walking two in 6 1/3 innings.

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